Sectionalism and the Racial Divide in American Art

By TaylorEvon

  • Subway

    Subway
    Fritz Eichenberg created the work of art Subway.

  • After the Flood

    After the Flood
    Joseph Paul Vorst created the artwork After the Flood.

  • Jackie Robinson plays for the Brooklyn Dodgers

    Jackie Robinson plays for the Brooklyn Dodgers
    Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.

  • Executive Order 9981

    President Truman issued this order abolishing racial discrimination in the armed forces.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    The court case Brown v. Board of Education ruled that "separate bu equal" schools were unconstitutional.

  • Rosa Parks resisted bus segregation

    Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

  • Browder v. Gayle

    The Supreme Court declared the Alabama laws requiring segregated buses unconstitutional.

  • Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech

    Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech
    Martin Luther King delivers his "I Have A Dream Speech," advocating the end of racism.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination of women and racial minorities.

  • A Warm Summer Evening in 1863

    A Warm Summer Evening in 1863
    Kara Walker created the work of art titled A Warm Summer Evening in 1863.